Advertising paper-holder.



'PATENTED DEG. 29', 1903.

q D. L. sToWE.V ADVERTISING PAPER HOLDER.

APELIUATION FILED' MAY 4, 190s.

, N0 MODEL.

Patented :December` 29, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

DENNIS'L. STOWFn OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

ADVERTISING fPAPER-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters IEa-erflt 117, dated. December29, 1903.

Application led May 4, 1903". Serial No.155l498. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, DENNIS L. STowE, residing at Chicago, in the countyof Cook and Stateof Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Advertising. Paper-Holders, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description. n

The invention relates to paper racks or holders, and more particularlyto that class of holders which can be advantageously used for displayingadvertisements.

The invention designs to provide a paperholder of improved constructionand also a holder comprising a cover which can be used for displayingadvertisements.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafterdescribed, and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusionhereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a holder embodyingthe invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the follower. Fig. 4 is a front view of the upperportion of the back. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the paper-clip.

The holder is designed to hold sheets of paperlfor barbers use ortoiletpaper or the like in a superposed series and comprises a back 7and a base 8, adapted to rest on a table or shelf. Base 8 is formed witha groove 9, into which the lower portion of the back fits and wherebythe back will be sustained. Back 7 is preferably held' in an inclinedposition and has secured to its front face a socket-plate 10, in whichis removably held one member 11 of a paper-clip. Plate 10 is secured toback 7 by screws 12, is formed of sheet metal, and has Aits centralportion bent forwardly to form a socket 13 between the back and saidplate. Member 11 of the paperclip is formed of a strip of wire bent toform vertical arms 14 and 15, a connecting portion 16 at its lower end,and a stop 17', adapted to engage the upper edge of plate 10 and toposition the clip vertically in the socket therefor. Arms 14 and 15 areslightly flexible, frictionally engage, and fit snugly between the sidewalls of socket 13 and secure the paper-clip against lateral play. Arm15 is extended upwardly and is provided with a forward extension16',whereto the other member 17 of the paper-clip is removably secured.

Member 17 is U -shaped and comprises alower arm 18, which extendsthrough alined perforations in the upper portion of the paper, and

.a hollow upper arm 19, into which extension 16 of member l1 extends,and `thereby member 17 .is removably held. Arm 19 and extension 1G arecorrespondingly non-cylindric to hold member 17 against revolution.

A follower is suspended from lower arm 18 of clip member 17, whichextends through an eye 21 in the follower. The follower comprises across-bar 20, an integral depending arm 22, and side bars 22', which arearranged near the side edges of the sheets of paper and position thefollower against lateral displacement. Arm 22 extends downwardlysufficiently to hold the lower portion of the paper sheets againstfreach other and against the back. Side bars 22 are reverted and bent toform extensions 24, which overlie cross-bar 20 and form lips whereby theside edges of a exible cover 25 are removably held. Cover 25 ispreferably formed of slightly-iexible materialsuch as cardboard,aluminium, or` celluloid-and is advantageously used to displayadvertising matter. Arms 18 and 19 of member 17of the paper-clip extendthrough eyelets 26 in the cover. One corner of the cover is cut away, asat 27, to provide access to the subjacent sheets without displacing thecover.

The paper-clip extends perpendicularly t0 the inclined back andisinclined rearwardly and downwardly, so the follower and cover will slidebackwardly against the paper as sheets are removed from the clip. Thebacksupport can'be removed from the base, the paper-clip can bewithdrawn from socketplate l0, and the members of the clip can beseparated, so the several parts can be compactly arranged in a'receptacle for shipment. The paper can be readily placed in positionupon removal of clip member 17 from clip member l1, so lower arm 18 canbe extended through the perforations in the paper. The advertisingmatter on the cover is always displayed and the holder is retainedagainst the paper and against lateral disarrangement. When change ofadvertising matter is desired, the cover can be replaced upon removal ofclip member 17 and the sheets of paper. The follower can then bewithdrawn from clip IOO member 17, so the cover can be withdrawn fromlips 24 and another substituted therefor.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a paper-holder, the combination with a back of a paper-clip, afollower and a cover adapted to display an advertisement and removablysecured to the follower.

2. In apaper-holder the combination with a back of a paper-clip, afollower slidably mounted on said clip, and a cover adapted to displayan advertisement, and removably secured to the follower.

3. In a paper-holder the combination with a back of a paper-clip, afollower slidably mounted on said clip, and having side bars, adjacentthe side edges of the paper, and a cover adapted todisplay anadvertisement and removably secured to the follower.

4. In a paper-holder the combination with a back of a paper-clip, afollower slidably mounted on said clip, and having side bars,

adjacent the side ed ges of the paper, said side bars being reverted toform lips, and a cover, adapted to display an advertisement and held bysaid lips.

5. In a paper-holder the combination with a back of a paper-clip, afollowex` slidably mounted on said clip, said follower comprising sidebars, a cross-bar, lips, and a depending strip, and a cover adapted todisplay an advertisement and removably held by said lips.

6. In a paper-holder, the combination with a back, having a socket-platesecured thereto, of a clip having a pair of yielding arms held -in saidplate, and a forwardly-extending arm, and comprising a U-shaped memberremovably secured to said forwardly-extending arm, a follower-'sustainedby said clip and a cover removably secured to the follower.

DENNIS L. STOWE. Witnesses:

FRED GERLACH, ALBERTA ADAMICK.

